Director, Standards Development, Compliance and Enforcemen at Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA)

Terms of Appointment
5 Year contract renewable subject to performance
Basic Pay
179,441 – 246,579
House Allowance
60,000
Commuter Allowance
30,000
Extraneous Allowance
40,000

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership in standards development and compliance enforcement;
• Overseeing development and review of tvet processes, training standards and guidelines for accreditation and compliance;
• Overseeing development of criteria and guidelines for admission to tvet training providers;
• Establishing specific occupation and/or competence standards and benchmarks for training;
• Overseeing development of training systems for formal and informal sector;
• Spearheading the process of establishing of sector skills advisory committees from key industry stakeholders to facilitate occupational standards development;
• Directing the process of introducing new or reviewing existing raining programmes in tvet providers;
• Overseeing the process of quality audit inspection for tvet providers, trainers and programmes and approving quality audit reports;
• Directing investigation of institutions identified for non-conformity with the set standards to ensure compliance;
• Liaising with the legal officer on action to be taken on non-compliant institutions;
•  Overseeing the process of closure of non-compliant institutions; and
• Overseeing evaluation of annual returns from TVET training providers.

Requirements for appointment

• Served in the grade of Deputy Director, Standards Development or Deputy Director Compliance and Enforcement, for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable position in the Public Service/Private Sector;
• Bachelor’s degree in Education in a TVET related field;

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Telecommunications, Mechanical, Automotive, Electronics, Construction Plant, Civil, Agricultural, Industrial Technology, Production Technology, Instrumentation and Control); Human Resource Management; Entrepreneurship; Agriculture; Livestock Production; Animal Health; Applied and Health Sciences; Agricultural Economics; Computer Science; Information Communication Technology; Library and Information Science; Commerce; Communication; Tourism; Hospitality Management; Hotel Management; Food Technology; Home Economics; Business Administration; Business Management; Sociology; Economics; Secretarial Studies; Supply Chain Management; Psychological Counseling; and Guidance and Counseling or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution AND Post-Graduate Diploma in Education or Diploma in Technical Education from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Public policy, Mathematics, Statistics, Strategic Management, Public Administration, Project Planning and Management, Education, Engineering, Human Resource Management; Entrepreneurship; Agriculture; Applied and Health Sciences; Agricultural Economics; Computer Science; Information Technology; Library and Information Science; Commerce; Tourism; Hospitality Management; Hotel Management; Food Technology; Home Economics; Business Administration; Business Management; Sociology; Secretarial Studies; Supply Chain Management or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Leadership Course from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability required for effective performance of duties at this level.